Recent content by joshjr

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    Dish dispute with KFJX Joplin

    Reviewing some of these comments I wants to share a few things. One is that while I agree we should get the locals free what we should not have to do is pay CBS an additional $7.99 a month for shows that only air online! That is pure greed. Also Viacom a few years ago was removed from...
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    Dish dispute with KFJX Joplin

    Just so you know this was back around the digital transition. Not sure if he had more pull back then or not but he was very vocal about never adding service to DirecTV until all the sudden Dish was gonna pull their feed. Then the job got done. He seems to have mellowed out some over the...
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    Dish dispute with KFJX Joplin

    I know that. I just had insite on this specific station and the guys who run it. They did change owners though. Sagamore isnt making me like them anymore either though. I am with DirecTV so this does not even affect me. I just know how they are. Thought everyone else should too.
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    Dish dispute with KFJX Joplin

    Here is my 2 cents. I know the GM who is or was over KFJX and KOAM. He is not a very nice man. His name is Danny Thomas. He refused me waivers years ago for Fox when we both knew I couldnt get his signal. He told me that he used to work for another TV station that they granted a waiver for...
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    Blackout Restriction Questions For NFL Games

    I am in the Joplin/Pittsburg DMA. They show exclusive Rams and Chiefs. Im curious how far away others are that have issues with blackouts.
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    Blackout Restriction Questions For NFL Games

    Looking further into the blackout restrictions I was curious why I have never been blacked out from a game and am also curious to see some others results. Here are the 5 closest stadiums to me from my address using mapquest. 1. Kansas City Chiefs - 186 Miles away/Never blacked out 2. St. Louis...
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    DTV antenna

    I went with a Stealthtanna from Channel Master with a pre-amp. It mounts to an old Sat pole still on the roof and hooks directly to my HR20 so I can record from it.
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    NFL Ticket ?

    Why dont you just have a friend come over each week and split the cost with ya?
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    NFL team RF Remotes from DirecTV

    Got mine already. I am a Colts fan but I was nice and ordered my wife a Broncos remote. I am using the antenna that came with it to. Works well.